diff --git a/start-web-server b/start-web-server
index d418d90..75d3dca 100755
--- a/start-web-server
+++ b/start-web-server
@@ -96,14 +96,15 @@ exec scsh +lpsd -ll packages.scm -dm -o http-test -e main -s "$0" "$@"
 		 (else
 		  (unknown-option-error (car options)))))))))
 
+    (define (become-nobody-if-root)
+      (cond ((zero? (user-uid))
+	     (set-gid (->gid "nobody"))
+	     (set-uid (->uid "nobody")))))
     
     (define (main args)
       (init)
       (format #t "reading options: ~s~%" (cdr args))
       (get-options (cdr args))
-      (cond ((zero? (user-uid))
-	     (set-gid (->gid "nobody"))
-	     (set-uid (->uid "nobody"))))
 
       (format #t "Going to run Webserver with:
  htdocs-dir:    ~a
@@ -122,6 +123,7 @@ exec scsh +lpsd -ll packages.scm -dm -o http-test -e main -s "$0" "$@"
 	      with-root-directory	(cwd)
 	      with-syslog?		#t
 	      with-log-file		log-file-name
+	      with-post-bind-thunk      become-nobody-if-root
 	      with-request-handler 
 	      (alist-path-dispatcher
 	       (list (cons "cgi-bin" (cgi-handler cgi-bin-dir)))